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Series 7: Betty Parsons Personal Papers , circa 1920s-1991
Boxes 38-51, 55-59, OV 61; 15.3 linear feet

This series documents the more personal and professional activities of Betty Parsons through early curatorial files from her work at Wakefield Gallery and Mortimer Brandt Gallery, biographical files, family papers, correspondence, pocket diaries, writings, photographs, printed materials, and financial records. Parsons' extensive personal papers also include files that provide an overview of her own career as an artist as well as her extensive private art collection.
The Betty Parsons Papers series is arranged into 10 subseries:
  • 7.1: Early Curatorial Files, circa 1940-1958
  • 7.2: Biographical Material, circa 1928-1983
  • 7.3: Correspondence, circa 1932-1983
  • 7.4: Pocket Diaries and Notebooks, 1933-1981
  • 7.5: Annotated Sketchbooks, circa 1920s-1981
  • 7.6: Writings, circa 1950-1980
  • 7.7: Printed Material, circa 1927-1991
  • 7.8: Betty Parsons Art Work Files, circa 1955-1983
  • 7.9: Betty Parsons Private Collection Files, circa 1963-1983
  • 7.10: Personal Financial Records, 1947-1980
7.1: Early Curatorial Files, circa 1940-1958
7.1.1: Wakefield Gallery, circa 1939-1944
DescriptionContainer
Clippings, circa 1941-1944
38
7
Correspondence, circa 1941-1944
38
8
Exhibition Annoucements, circa 1940-1944
38
9
Love in Art (1941), circa 1940-1941
38
10
Ballet in Art (1942), circa 1942
(Partially scanned)
38
11
Pre-Columbian Stone Sculpture (1944), circa 1944
(3 folders)
38
12-14
Pre-Columbian Stone Sculpture (1944) - Photographs, Works of Art, circa 1944
(vintage prints by Aaron Siskind; not scanned)
38
15
Exhibition Schedules and Lists, circa 1941-1944
38
16
Invoices and Receipts, 1940-1944
38
17
Scrapbook, 1939-1941
38
18
Transcript of Radio Program The Artist Reviews Art, 1943
38
19
7.1.2: Mortimer Brandt Gallery, circa 1944-1958
DescriptionContainer
Clippings, circa 1945-1946
38
20
Correspondence, circa 1944-1958
38
21
Exhibitions Annoucements and Catalogs, circa 1944-1946
38
22
Abstract and Surrealist Art in America (1944), circa 1944
(2 folders)
38
23-24
Portraits of Today by Painters of Today (1945), circa 1945
39
1
Exhibition file, Portraits of Today by Painters of Today (1945)- Photographs, Works of Art, circa 1945
(2 folders; not scanned; see also Box 51)
39
2-3
Lists of Exhibitions and Lenders, circa 1944-1947
39
4
Portraits of Today by Painters of Today (1945) - Photographs, Works of Art, circa 1945
(See also Box 39, F2; not scanned)
51 (sol)
7.2: Biographical Material, circa 1932-1983
DescriptionContainer
Artist Biography and Narratives, 1949-1982
39
5
Family Trees and Histories, 1948 and undated
39
6
Interview - WNYC (Radio Station) Art Festival, 1951, October 16
39
7
Interview with Colette Roberts, 1968
39
8
Invitations, Announcements and Programs, circa 1928-1979
39
9
Juries, Seminars, Lectures, and Awards
Althena Award,Rhode Island School of Design, 1981-1982
(2 folders)
39
10-11
Awards and Honors, circa 1960-1982
39
12
Conference of Women in the Visual Arts, 1972
39
13
Creative Arts Award, Brandeis University, 1980
39
14
Honorary Degree, Mount Holyoke College, 1981
39
15
Seminar at Sarah Lawrence College, 1971-1972
(2 folders)
39
16-17
Watercolor Society of Alabama, 1980
39
18
Zaner Gallery, 1981
39
19
General, circa 1950-1974
39
20
General Juries, Seminars, etc., 1975-1976
(3 folders)
39
21-23
General Juries, Seminars, etc., 1976-1977
39
24
General Juries, Seminars, etc., 1977-1978
39
25
General Juries, Seminars, etc., 1979-1980
39
26
General Juries, Seminars, etc., 1980-1981
(2 folders)
39
27-28
Membership Cards and Certificates, circa 1940-1980
39
29
Memorial Service, 1982
39
30
Personal Papers, miscellaneous, circa 1934-1990
39
31
Photograph, Black and White Transparency, circa 1960-1970
(Not scanned)
39
32
Photographs, General, circa 1935-1981
(3 folders)
39
33-35
Photographs of Parsons, circa 1980-1982
55
42
Photographs of Parsons and Others, circa 1930s-circa 1970s
55
43
Photographs of Parsons and St. Martin's Home, 1982
55
44
Photographs of Gardens, 1981
55
45
Photographs of House in Marion, MA, 1965
55
46
Photographs of Art Works depicting Betty Parsons, circa 1934-1940
(Not scanned)
39
36
Travel Itineraries and Documentation, 1949-1972
39
37-38
Volunteer and Social Activities
Cosmopolitan Club, 1959-1980
39
39
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, 1980-1981
39
40
Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1974-1980
(2 folders)
39
41-42
Visiting Nurse Service, 1971-1972
39
43
Miscellaneous, 1949-1975
39
44
War Ration Coupons, 1942-1943
39
45
7.3: Correspondence, circa 1932-1983
7.3.1: General Correspondence, circa 1932-1982
DescriptionContainer
A, circa 1951-1977
39
46
Alloway, Lawrence, circa 1959-1975
39
47
A-B, 1964-1979
55
47
B, 1944-1982
39
48
Baker, Adge, circa 1968-circa 1975
55
48
Baker, Adge, 1966-1970
55
49
Baker, Adge, 1971
55
50
Baker, Adge, 1972 January-April
55
51
Baker, Adge, 1972 May-December
56
1
Baker, Adge, 1973 February-September
56
2
Baker, Adge, 1973 October-December
56
3
Baker, Adge, 1974 January-June
56
4
Baker, Adge, 1974 July-October
56
5
Baker, Adge, 1974 November-December
56
6
Baker, Adge, 1975 January-April
56
7
Baker, Adge, 1975 May-October
56
8
Baker, Adge, 1976-1982
56
9
Baker, Adge, circa 1932-1982
(2 folders)
39
49-50
Baker, Adge, circa 1932-1982
(17 folders)
40
1-17
Barker, Walter, 1963-1979
40
18
Bigelow, Larry, 1954-1960
40
19
Bonge, Dusti, circa 1954-1982
40
20
Bulla, Jean, circa 1932-1935
40
21
C, 1948-1972
40
22
Carstairs, Joe, 1942-1963
40
23
Clarke, Billie, circa 1970-1980
40
24
Cloos, Consuelo, circa 1952-1982
40
25
Congdon, William, 1977-1981
40
26
Constable, Rosalind, 1943-1982
40
27
Crosby, Caresse, 1925, 1965-1967
40
28
C-D, 1979
56
10
D, 1952-1982
40
29
DeMeyer, Evelyn, 1977-1980
40
30
Dufferin and Ava, The Marchioness of (Lindy Guinness), circa 1964-1981
40
31
Durant, Nancy, circa 1950-1972
40
32
E, circa 1950-1982
40
33
E-F, circa 1970-circa 1979
56
11
F, circa 1940-1982
40
34
Frasetto, Monica Flaherty, circa 1951-1974
40
35
Fritzius, Harry, circa 1953-1978
40
36
G, 1948-1982
40
37
Gooding, Maria, 1977-1982
40
38
Groves, Chris, 1966-1968
40
39
G-H, circa 1978-circa 1979
56
12
H, circa 1940-1981
40
40
Hall, Lee, circa 1981-1982
40
41
Hennessy, Timothy, 1961-1974
40
42
I and J, 1942-1982
40
43
I-J, circa 1970s
56
13
K, circa 1940-1982
40
44
K-L, circa 1969-circa 1979
56
14
L, circa 1942-1981
40
45
M and N, circa 1950-1976
40
46
McConathy, Dale, circa 1963-1969
40
47
M-N, circa 1970s
56
15
Newcomb, Mary (Mrs. Alexander Higginson), circa 1932-1961
40
48
O and P, circa 1950-1982
40
49
Parsons, Betty to Jock Truman, circa 1968-circa 1975
56
16
Pierson, James Rhodes, 1956-1959
40
50
P-S, circa 1955-circa 1979
56
17
R and S, 1943-1981
40
51
Reinhardt, Ad, circa 1949-1965
40
52
Seid, Dui, circa 1974-1975
40
53
T, circa 1961-1975
40
54
V, W, and Z, circa 1956-1982
41
1
W, circa 1970s
56
18
Unidentified, circa 1932-1981
41
2
First Names Only/Illegible, circa 1970s
56
19
Third Party, circa 1937-1983
41
3
Christmas Cards, circa 1960-1977
(5 folders)
41
4-8
Christmas Cards and Other Correspondence with Artwork
Artists A-B, circa 1960s-circa 1970s
56
20
Artists C-F, circa 1960s-circa 1970s
56
21
Artists G, circa 1960s-circa 1970s
56
22
Artists H, circa 1960s-circa 1970s
56
23
Artists, I-K, circa 1960s-circa 1980s
56
24
Artists, L, 1955-1981
56
25
Artists, M, 1947-circa 1970s
56
26
Artists, O-P, circa 1955-1980
56
27
Artists, R-S, 1955-circa 1970s
56
28
Artists, S, 1950-1980
56
29
Artists, T, circa 1965-1982
56
30
Artists, T, circa 1960s-1982
56
31
Artists, V-Z, circa 1945-1980
56
32
Artists, Oversized A-Z and Unidentified/Illegible, circa 1940s-circa 1982
56
33
Artists, Unidentified/Illegible, circa 1940s-circa 1982
56
34
Artists, Unidentified/Illegible, circa 1940s-circa 1982
56
35
Artists, Unidentified/Illegible, circa 1940s-circa 1982
56
36
Oversized Christmas Cards and Other Correspondence with Artwork, Artists A-Z and Unidentified/Illegible from Box 56, Folders 20-33
OV 61
Postcards, circa 1930-1959
41
9
Postcards, circa 1960-1969
41
10
Postcards, circa 1970-1979
41
11
Postcards, 1980-1982
41
12
Postcards, undated
41
13
Telegrams, 1929-1971
41
14
Postcards, First Names, A-L, circa 1964-circa 1979
56
37
Postcards, First Names, M-W, circa 1967-circa 1971
56
38
Postcards, Surnames A-V, circa 1969-circa 1971
56
39
Postcards Unidentified/Illegible, 1960s-1970s
56
40
7.3.2: Chronological Correspondence, circa 1938-1983
DescriptionContainer
Correspondence, circa 1950s-circa 1970s
56
41
Correspondence, 1938-1949
41
15
Correspondence, 1940-1951
56
42
Correspondence, 1950-1953
41
16
Correspondence, 1954-1956
41
17
Correspondence, 1956-1969
56
43
Correspondence, 1957-1960
41
18
Correspondence, 1961-1962
41
19
Correspondence, 1963
41
20
Correspondence, 1964
41
21
Correspondence, 1965
41
22
Correspondence, 1966
41
23
Correspondence, 1967-1969
41
24
Correspondence, 1970-1974
41
25
Correspondence, 1971-1975
56
44
Correspondence, 1975-1977
41
26
Correspondence, 1976-1979
57
1
Correspondence, 1978
41
27
Correspondence, 1979
(2 folders)
41
28-29
Correspondence, 1980
41
30
Correspondence, 1980-1982
57
2
Correspondence, 1981
(2 folders)
41
31-32
Correspondence, 1982
41
33
Correspondence, 1983
41
34
Correspondence, undated
41
35
7.3.3: Travel Correspondence and Documentation, 1958-1977
DescriptionContainer
Japan, 1958
57
3
Europe, 1963
57
4
Europe, 1964
57
5
United States, 1965
57
6
Russia and Poland, 1965-1966
57
7
Russia and Poland, 1966
57
8
Various Trips, 1966-1968
57
9
Turkey, 1969-1970
57
10
Europe, 1969-1971
57
11
International Association of Art Critics, Zaire, 1973-1974
57
12
United States, 1973
57
13
France, 1976
57
14
England and Ireland, 1976
57
15
England and Ireland, 1976
57
16
England and Ireland, 1976
57
17
Denmark, 1977
57
18
7.4: Pocket Diaries and Notebooks, circa 1933-1982
DescriptionContainer
Address Books, circa 1933-1978
41
36
Pocket Diaries, 1933-1936
41
37
Pocket Diary, 1937
41
38
Pocket Diaries, 1937-1938
41
39
Pocket Diaries, 1939-1941
42
1
Pocket Diaries, 1942-1943
42
2
Pocket Diaries, 1948-1949
42
3
Pocket Diaries, 1960-1961
42
4
Pocket Diaries, 1962
42
5
Pocket Diaries, 1963-1964
42
6
Pocket Diaries, 1965-1966
42
7
Pocket Diaries, 1967-1969
42
8
Pocket Diaries, 1970-1971
42
9
Pocket Diaries, 1972-1973
42
10
Pocket Diaries, 1974-1975
42
11
Pocket Diaries, 1976-1977
42
12
Pocket Diaries, 1978-1980
42
13
Pocket Diaries, 1981
42
14
Engagement Calendar, 1962
57
19
Engagement Calendar, 1970
42
15
Engagement Calendar, 1979
42
16
Engagement Calendar, 1980
42
17
Notebook, 1961
42
18
Notebook, possibly 1965
42
19
Notebook, 1980-1982
42
20
Journal Notes, 1928
57
20
Journal Notes, 1953
57
21
7.5: Annotated Sketchbooks, circa 1920s-1981
DescriptionContainer
Sketchbooks, circa 1920s-circa 1930s
57
22
Sketchbooks, 1930
57
23
Sketchbooks, 1933, 1935
57
24
Sketchbook, circa 1940s
57
25
Sketchbooks, 1948, 1950
57
26
Sketchbook, 1951
42
21
Sketchbooks, 1951
57
27
Sketchbooks, 1952, 1953
57
28
Sketchbooks, 1953-1954
57
29
Sketchbooks, 1955, 1958
57
30
Sketchbooks, 1959
57
31
Sketchbooks, 1966, 1969
57
32
Sketchbook, 1967
42
22
Sketchbook, 1969
42
23
Sketchbook, 1970
58
1
Sketchbook, 1975
58
2
Sketchbooks, 1976-1977
58
3
Sketchbook, 1981
58
4
Dress Patterns, 1922
58
5
Dress Patterns, 1922
58
6
7.6: Writings, circa 1930-1981
7.6.1: Writings by Parsons, circa 1930-1981
DescriptionContainer
Poems, circa 1930s-circa 1980s
58
7
Poems, circa 1950s-circa 1980s
58
8
Poems, 1979-1980
58
9
Poems and Statements About Artists, 1960s-1980s
58
10
Poems and Statements About Artists, 1960s-1980s
58
11
Poems and Miscellaneous Writings, circa 1930s-circa 1980s
58
12
Poems and Miscellaneous Writings, circa 1930s-circa 1980s
58
13
Poems and Miscellaneous Writings, 1933-1969
58
14
Poems and Miscellaneous Writings, 1972-1981
58
15
7.6.2: Writings by Others, circa 1950-1980
DescriptionContainer
Alloway, Lawrence, typescript of "An American Gallery,", circa 1961-1968
(3 folders)
42
24-26
Codman, Florence, typescript of "Values in Some Recent American Paintings,", undated
42
27
Dlugoszewski, Lucia, miscellaneous writings, circa 1962-1972
42
28
Dreyfuss, Caril, typescript of "On Judging,", 1980
42
29
Du Brul, E. Lloyd, "Biology of Artistic Behavior,", 1968
42
30
Hawkins, Erick, miscellaneous writings, circa 1961-1962
42
31
[Martin, Agnes], manuscript (photocopy) of "Current of the River of Life Moves Us,", undated
42
32
Mathieu, Georges, typescript of "Declaration to the American Avant Garde Painters,", undated
42
33
McFadden, Elizabeth, typescript of "Anthology for Children,", undated
42
34
McFadden, Elizabeth, typescript of "Poetry Edition,", undated
42
35
Motherwell, Robert, typescript of "In Memoriam: Anthony Smith,", 1981
42
36
Putnam, Wallace, photocopy of talk "Come Dance with Dragon,", 1971
42
37
Putnam, Wallace, typescript of "The Shiny Gilt Frame is Gone,", undated
42
38
Sturm, Dorothy, notebook of poems, 1957
43
1
unknown author, proposal for "Keeper of the Treasure,", circa 1981
43
2
Miscellaneous typescripts, circa 1950-1965
43
3
Writings by Others, circa 1930s-circa 1980s
58
16
Writings by Others, circa 1960s-circa 1970s
58
17
Writings by Others, About Betty Parsons, circa 1960s
58
18
Unidentified Author, Film Proposal, circa 1970s
58
19
7.7: Printed Materials, circa 1920-1991
DescriptionContainer
Announcements and Catalogs, 1927-1952
43
4
Announcements and Catalogs, 1952-1966
43
5
Announcements and Catalogs, 1967-1982
43
6
Magazine Clippings about Betty Parsons, circa 1951-1982
(2 folders)
43
7-8
Magazine Clippings and photographs of Betty Parsons' Studio, circa 1967
43
9
Magazine Clippings about Art and Architecture, circa 1951-1982
(2 folders, not scanned)
43
10-11
Magazine Clippings about Artists, circa 1947-1948
(2 folders; not scanned)
43
12
Newspaper Clippings about Betty Parsons, circa 1930-1983
(2 folders)
43
13-14
Newspaper Clippings About Betty Parsons/Gallery, circa 1967-1977
58
20
Newspaper Clippings About Betty Parsons/Gallery, circa 1977-1980
58
21
Newspaper Clippings About Betty Parsons/Gallery, circa 1950s-circa 1982
58
22
Newspaper Clippings About Betty Parsons/Gallery, circa 1950s-circa 1982
58
23
Newspaper Clippings about Friends and Family, circa 1920-1960
43
15
Newspaper Clippings about Art and Architecture, circa 1948-1978
(2 folders, not scanned)
43
16-17
Newspaper Clippings about Artists, circa 1927-1976
(2 folders, not scanned)
43
18-19
Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, Miscellaneous, circa 1945-1971
(Not scanned)
43
20
Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, Duplicates, circa 1957-1982
(3 folders, not scanned)
43
21-23
Magazines, 1946-1983
(4 folders, not scanned)
43
24-27
Miscellaneous, circa 1950-1991
(Not scanned)
43
28
Prints/Engravings by Various Artists
58
24
Printed Material, Miscellaneous, circa 1976-1980
58
25
Blueprint for Combustion Engineering Headquarters, Stamford CT, circa 1970s
58
26
"I Ching" Pilot Dub 2, Catalyst Productions, circa 1970s
58
27
7.8: Records About Betty Parsons' Art Work, circa 1927-1983
DescriptionContainer
Agreement with Midtown Galleries, 1935
58
28
Announcements and Catalogs, circa 1927-1982
43
29
Announcements and Catalogs, circa 1927-circa 1982
58
29
Announcements and Catalogs, 1938-1968
58
30
Announcements and Catalogs, 1971-1979
59
1
Announcements and Catalogs, 1980-1981
59
2
Exhibition files
General Exhibitions, circa 1927-1956
43
30
General Exhibitions, circa 1957-1969
43
31
General Exhibitions, 1970-1979
43
32
New Arts Gallery (1963: Atlanta, Ga.), 1962-1965
43
33
Miami Museum of Modern Art (1963), circa 1962-1963
43
34
New Gallery (1966: Bennington College, Vt.), 1965-1966
43
35
Gallery Seven (1967: Boston, Mass.), 1967
43
36
Grand Central Moderns (1967: New York, N.Y.), 1966-1967
43
37
Whitechapel Gallery (1968: London, England), 1965-1969
(4 folders)
44
1-4
Studio Gallery (1971: Washington, D.C.), 1971-1972
(2 folders)
44
5-6
College Art Gallery (1972: Drew University, Madison, N.J.), 1971-1972
44
7
College Art Gallery (1972: Drew University, Madison, N.J.), 1971-1972
59
3
A.M. Sachs Gallery (1972: New York, N.Y.), 1972
44
8
Studio Gallery (1973: Washington, D.C.), 1972-1975
44
9
Montclair Art Museum (1974: Montclair, N.J.), circa 1974
(3 folders)
44
10-12
Studio Gallery (1975: Washington, D.C.), 1975
(2 folders)
44
13
Benson Gallery (1975: Bridgehampton, N.Y.), 1974-1975
44
14
Circanou Galleries (1976: Des Moines, Iowa), 1975
44
15
David Hendricks Gallery (1976: Dublin,Ireland), 1976
44
16
Louise Himelfarb Gallery (1977: Water Mill,N.Y.), 1977
44
17
Louise Himmelfarb Gallery (1977: Water Mill, N. Y.), 1977
59
4
Barnard College (1977: New York, N.Y.), 1977
44
18
United States Information Service (1978: Tegucilgalpa, Hondoras), 1978
44
19
Heath Gallery (1978: Atlanta,Ga.), 1977-1979
44
20
Artists and Poets fo the Hamptons Landscape,Benson Gallery (1978: Bridgehamton, N.Y.), 1978
44
21
Kornblee/Truman Gallery (1978: New York, N.Y.), 1978-1979
44
22
Paintings and Sculptures by Candidates for Art Awards, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1979: New York, N.Y.), 1977-1979
44
23
Women Artists of Eastern New York, Guild Hall (1979: East Hampton, N.Y.), 1979
44
24
Hoshour Gallery (1979: Albuquerque, New Mexico), 1978-1979
44
25
Marchand-Parson Gallery (1979: Shelter Island, N.Y.), circa 1979
44
26
Summit Art Center (1979: Summit, N.J.), 1979
44
27
Zeller Gallery (1979: University Park, Penn.), 1979
44
28
Fairweather Hardin Gallery (1979: Chicago, Ill.), 1979
44
29
Kornblee Galleries (1980: New York, N.Y.), 1980-1983
44
30
Barbara Fiedler Gallery (1980: Washington D.C.), 1979-1982
44
31
Newspace (1980: Los Angeles, Calif.), 1979-1982
44
32
American Center (1980: Paris, France), 1979-1980
44
33
Nigel Greenwood Inc. Ltd. (1980: London, England), 1980-1981
44
34
Robert T. Kidd Associates (1980: Birmingham, Mich.), 1980-1983
44
35
Portraits Real and Imagined, Guild Hall (1980: East Hampton, N.Y.), 1980
44
36
William Sawyer Gallery (1981: San Franisco, Calif.), 1981
44
37
Virginia Miller Galleries (1981: Miami, Fla.), 1980-1981
44
38
Burnside Gallery (1981: Greenport, N.Y.), 1981
44
39
Benson Gallery (1981: Bridgehampton, N.Y.), 1980-1981
44
40
The Artist and the Quilt, Traveling Exhibition (1980), 1980-1982
(2 folders)
44
41-42
Hoshour Gallery (1982: Albuquerque, New Mexico), 1981-1982
44
43
Betty Parsons Memorial Show, Betty Parsons Gallery (1982: New York, N.Y.), 1982
44
44
Fairweather Hardin (1982: Chicago, Ill.), 1982-1983
44
45
Inventories, 1966-1982
44
46
Inventory with Sketches, 1982 October
44
47
Inventories, 1983
44
48
Appraisals and Price Lists, 1979-1983
44
49
Consignments, 1941-1967
44
50
Consignments, 1974-1979
44
51
Consignments, circa 1980-1983
44
52
Consignments-Heath Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 1980-1982
44
53
Sales, 1938-1982
44
54
Artwork, circa 1922-1974
59
5
Artwork, Cut-Outs, circa 1920s-circa 1982
59
6
Photographs of Betty Parsons Sculptures at the National Gallery of Art Opening, 1973 November
44
55
Installation Photographs, New Arts Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1962-1964
44
56
Miscellaneous Installation Photographs, circa 1962-1980
44
57
Photographs of Paintings, circa 1940-1980
(5 folders; not scanned)
44
58-62
Photographs of Wood Sculptures, circa 1970s
(Not scanned)
44
63
Photographs of Paintings and Sculptures, 1980-1982
(Not scanned)
44
64
Photographs, Duplicates, circa 1940-1980
(Not scanned)
44
65
Color Separations for Art Gallery Magazine, 1972 October
(Not scanned)
44
66
Negatives for Color Separation for Annoucement, 1973
(Not scanned)
44
67
Transparencies, circa 1970-1981
(Not scanned)
44
68
Slides, circa 1970s
(Not Scanned)
44
69
Photographs and Slides of Artwork, circa 1970s-circa 1980s
59
7
7.9: Betty Parsons Private Collection, circa 1963-1983
DescriptionContainer
Appraisals, 1983
44
70
Correspondence, circa 1968-1981
44
71
Inventories, circa 1971-1983
45
1
Exhibitions
Finch College (1968: New York, N.Y.), 1968
45
2
Finch College (1968: New York, N. Y.), 1968
59
8
New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970, Metropolitan Museum of Art(1969: New York, N.Y.), 1969-1970
45
3
Montclair Museum of Art (1972: Montclair, N.J.), 1971-1972
45
4
Parrish Art Museum (1972: Southampton, N.Y.), 1972
45
5
Art of this Century from the Betty Parsons Collection, Rhode Island School of Design (1980: Providence, R.I.), 1979-1980
45
6
General Exhibition Annoucements and Catalogues, circa 1963-1983
45
7
General Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1962
59
9
General Exhibition Loan Forms and Correspondence, 1966-1982
45
8
Gifts of Works of Art, 1956-1970
45
9
Gifts of Works of Art, 1971-1977
45
10
Gifts of Works of Art, 1978
45
11
Gifts of Works of Art, 1979-1980
45
12
Gifts of Works of Art, 1980-1981
45
13
Gifts of Works of Art, 1982
45
14
Sales and Purchases, 1961-1977
45
15
Photographs, circa 1955-1982
(4 folders; not scanned)
45
16-19
Photographs, Duplicates, circa 1955-1982
(4 folders; not scanned)
45
20-23
Photographs of Artwork, circa 1950s-circa 1980
59
10
Transparencies and Negatives, circa 1967-1983
(Not scanned)
45
24
7.10: Personal Financial Records, 1947-1980
7.10.1: Family Financial Papers, 1948-1979
DescriptionContainer
Betty Parsons' Last Will and Testament, 1975-1979
45
25
Estate of J. Fred Pierson, 1955-1961
45
26
Estate of James R. Pierson, 1975-1979
45
27
Miscellaneous Pierson Family Estate Papers, 1948-1959
45
28
Estate of Emily P. Rayner, 1963-1977
(2 folders)
45
29-30
7.10.2: Real Estate Records, circa 1951-1982
DescriptionContainer
Miscellaneous Real Estate Documents, 1958-1975
45
31
Artists Acres, Englewood, Fla., circa 1951-1966
45
32
House in Sheepscott, Maine, circa 1973-1981
(4 Folders)
45
33-36
House in St. Maartens, Netherlands Antilles, circa 1968-1982
(9 Folders)
45
37-45
St. Maartens, Netherlands Antilles, House Plans, circa 1962-1966
(3 Folders)
45
46-48
St. Maartens, Netherlands Antilles, Landowners Association, circa 1961-1981
(4 Folders)
46
1-4
7.10.3: Investments and Securities, circa 1948-1981
DescriptionContainer
Automobile Insurance Policies, circa 1963-1978
(2 folders)
46
5-6
Miscellaneous Employees Insurance Policies, circa 1960-1974
46
7
Fine Arts Dealers Insurance Policies, 1972-1978
46
8
Personal Fine Arts Insurance Policies, 1971-1976
46
9
Health and Medicare Insurance Policies, 1962-1966
46
10
Homeowners Insurance Policies, 1961-1978
46
11
Miscellaneous Insurance Policies, 1963-1974
46
12
Miles Timber Company, 1948-1977
(2 folders)
46
13-14
Miles Timber Company Audit Reports, 1951-1962
(2 folders)
46
15-16
Ramapo Land Company, 1958-1982
46
17
Ramapo Land Company Financial Statements, 1966-1969
46
18
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1969-1970
46
19
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1971-1972
46
20
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1972-1973
46
21
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1977-1978
46
22
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1978-1979
46
23
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1979
46
24
Irving Trust Company, 1959-1967
46
25
Investment Accounts, 1959-1979
(13 folders)
46
26-38
Securities Statements, 1969-1975
(3 folders)
46
39-41
7.10.4: Tax Records, circa 1940-1979
DescriptionContainer
Tax Documents (1940-1943), 1941-1944
46
42
Tax Documents (1954-1957), 1955-1958
46
43
Tax Documents (1958-1959), 1959-1960
46
44
Tax Documents (1960-1964), 1960-1965
46
45
Tax Documents (1965-1966), 1965-1967
46
46
Tax Documents (1967), 1967-1968
46
47
Tax Documents (1968), 1968-1970
46
48
Tax Documents (1969), 1968-1973
47
1
Tax Documents (1970), 1968-1971
47
2
Tax Documents (1971), 1971-1973
47
3
Tax Documents (1972), 1972-1973
47
4
Tax Documents (1973), 1973-1974
47
5
Tax Documents (1974), 1974-1975
47
6
Tax Documents (1975-1977), 1975-1978
47
7
Tax Documents (1979), 1979-1980
47
8
Property Taxes, Town of Southold, 1959-1974
47
9
Property Taxes, Town of Esopus, 1968-1973
47
10
Real Estate Taxes, Sarasota County, 1963-1973
47
11
Social Security, 1965-1974
47
12
Financial Contributions, circa 1960-1978
47
13
Miscellaneous Receipts, circa 1958-1979
(23 folders)
47
14-36
Miscellaneous Receipts, circa 1958-1979
(4 folders)
48
1-4
7.10.5: Banking Records, 1953-1982
DescriptionContainer
Bank Correspondence, 1961-1982
48
5
Citibank (formerly First National City Bank), 1966-1979
(17 Folders)
48
6-22
Citibank (formerly First National City Bank), 1966-1979
(13 Folders)
49
1-13
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, 1953-1980
(13 Folders)
49
14-26
North Fork Bank and Trust, 1963-1979
(4 Folders)
49
27-30
North Fork Bank and Trust, 1963-1979
(10 Folders)
50
1-10
Windward Islands Bank, circa 1973-1982
(4 Folders)
50
11-14

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